---
urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:39"
article_number: "39"
status: active
heading: "Domicile and residence"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title II"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110604"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1985, No. 272, §1; Acts 2008, No. 801, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1985
    act_number: 272
    section: 1
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 2008
    act_number: 801
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2009-01-01
    role: amendment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 39. Domicile and residence

A natural person may reside in several places but may not have more than one domicile. In the absence of habitual residence, any place of residence may be considered one's domicile at the option of persons whose interests are affected.